École Paul et Virginie

What École Paul et Virginie does

École Paul et Virginie is a French-language primary school (maternelle and élémentaire) operating on a single campus at Route Royale 90901, Tamarin, in the Rivière Noire District of Mauritius. It is registered as a non-profit company (Compagnie à but non lucratif) under the legal name ECOLE PAUL ET VIRGINIE, governed by a volunteer management committee (Comité de gestion), and serves children from Petite Section to CM2 (approximately ages 2 to 11) regardless of nationality. The core offering is in-person classroom instruction delivered through a differentiated pedagogy approach, supported by structured parent-school communication (weekly emails, school blog, Facebook updates) and parent information sessions coordinated with the APEP parent association.

The service portfolio extends beyond core education to include an online registration platform (EPV Boutique at epvboutique.com), a mandatory branded school uniform (effective August 2025), periscolaire extracurricular activities and after-school care (Rs 2,500 per year per child for 1 hour per week, with late charges at Rs 100 per hour), vetted school transportation, an external-vendor cafeteria, and vacation day camps during the October and April school holidays. Enrollment for the August 2026 academic year is currently open for children born in 2023.

The business model is tuition-and-donation funded, with non-salary operations costs covered by parental contributions and community donations. Go-to-market is direct enrollment through phone, email, and in-person contact with the school's administrative office, supplemented by community-based word-of-mouth referrals and organic social media (Facebook). The school holds GDPR compliance for personal data collected via its digital channels. There is no disclosed venture capital, private equity, or institutional investment in the entity, and no M&A, partnerships, or leadership transitions are documented in the source material.

Name

École Paul et Virginie

Legal name

ECOLE PAUL ET VIRGINIE

Website

https://ecole-pauletvirginie.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

École Paul et Virginie is a French-language non-profit primary school in Tamarin, Mauritius, serving children from Petite Section to CM2 (ages 2–11) through tuition and donation-funded differentiated pedagogy with volunteer governance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tamarin, Rivière Noire District

HQ country

Mauritius

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition fees: Annual tuition fees charged to families for their children's education. The school is a non-profit company (Compagnie à but non lucratif) and operates primarily on tuition fees and donations.
2. Periscolaire services: After-school care and extracurricular activities charged at Rs 2500 per year per child for 1 hour per week of care.
3. Donations: Voluntary donations from families and community supporters of the non-profit school.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

École Paul et Virginie is a French-language primary school in Tamarin, Mauritius, delivering maternelle and élémentaire education to children from Petite Section through CM2 (approximately ages 2-11). The school complements its core curriculum with a portfolio of ancillary paid services, including periscolaire activities (sports, dance, judo, gymnastics, roller skating), before/after-school childcare, school transport with vetted providers, cafeteria catering, vacation day camps, and a mandatory school uniform sold through the EPV Boutique online platform.

Product overview

École Paul et Virginie is a French-language primary school in Tamarin, Mauritius, offering education from Petite Section to CM2. The school's service portfolio includes the EPV Boutique online registration platform, school uniforms (mandatory from August 2025), and various ancillary services: periscolaire (extracurricular activities and childcare), school transport, cafeteria, and vacation day camps. The core educational offering is delivered through differentiated pedagogy with a focus on individualized learning.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• French-Language Primary Education (Maternelle and Élémentaire) Core educational offering: French-language curriculum for children from Petite Section to CM2 (approximately ages 2-11), delivered through differentiated individualized pedagogy in a co-education setting at the Tamarin campus.
• Periscolaire — Extracurricular Activities After-school sports and artistic activities offered from 15h to 17h Monday through Friday, available to enrolled students and their siblings.
• Service d'Accueil Périscolaire (Before/After-School Childcare) Before/after-school childcare provided by maternal assistants during periscolaire hours, billed at Rs 2,500 per year per child for 1 hour per week, with a late pickup fee of Rs 100 per hour.
• School Transport Service School bus service for student pickup and drop-off, delivered through external transport providers vetted by the school against its safety standards.
• School Cafeteria (Restauration) Daily school lunch service operated by an external catering vendor, with options for families to provide packed meals from home.
• Centres de Vacances (Vacation Day Camps) Day camps organized during the first week of the October and April school holidays, staffed by maternal assistants to provide supervised care during school breaks.
• EPV School Uniform School uniform package consisting of branded tops (polo shirts, t-shirts) and navy blue bottoms, mandatory for all enrolled students from August 2025 and ordered through the EPV Boutique online platform.
• EPV Boutique Registration Platform Online platform (epvboutique.com) used by parents to register children in extracurricular activities and to order school uniforms and other ancillary services.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle: Large French international school in London delivering the full French curriculum from maternelle through lycée. Operates the same pedagogical framework and curriculum model that EPV follows at a far larger scale.
• Agence pour l'Enseignement Français à l'Étranger (AEFE): French government agency that manages the network of homologated French schools abroad. EPV is not disclosed as AEFE-affiliated, but AEFE defines the credentialing and curriculum standard against which any French-medium school abroad is benchmarked.

Direct peers

• Northfields International School: International school operating in Mauritius serving primary and secondary students. Competes directly with EPV for the same expatriate and internationally-oriented families seeking non-local curricula, including French-medium options.
• Le Bocage International School: Established international school in Mauritius offering primary and secondary education. Operates in the same island market and competes for similar family segments considering non-Mauritian-medium schooling.

Others

• Alliance Française: Global network of French language and cultural education centers. While Alliance focuses on language instruction rather than full K-12 schooling, it represents the broader ecosystem of French educational offerings that shape parent expectations in markets like Mauritius.

Regional players

• Lycée Français de la Réunion: French-medium primary and secondary school in Réunion, the nearest French overseas territory to Mauritius. Operates the same French curriculum model for Francophone families in the Indian Ocean region, making it a strong geographic comparable.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ecole.paul.et.virginie
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/%C3%A9cole-paul-et-virginie

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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